Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani yesterday restated his long-standing advocacy for state police by calling for the decentralisation of the nation’s security architecture.
He argued that the decentralisation of the security apparatus, especially the Police, would enable states to play more active roles in tackling insecurity in their respective boundaries.
He consequently urged the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution to give states authority over policing, under strict regulation.
“The Federal Government alone cannot secure Nigeria. States must take proactive roles in protecting citizens, fostering inclusion, and driving development that underpins sustainable peace.
‘’A federated republic demands federated security,” Sani said.
“Properly legislated and regulated state police forces are not threats to unity but guarantees of it,” he added.
The governor spoke while delivering a lecture titled “The Role of State Governments in Overcoming Insecurity in Nigeria” at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos yesterday.
